Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-10-21
Atlanta District.
Kctca3m keystone.

siiie tnah IL DaS sniDyc. TOR MANY
years. Years ag1 .Ti.ea tie Tahor. a
company first began is operations
the prospects in sight were gatter.ng
and expectations ran high in regard
to the fntnre Of the camp. In 1881
the ahoma property was purchase |
by company from Pedler and Da-
Wis, mill was built and operations
were started Oh an extensive scale,
But unfortunately for the camp the
process of working the ore BY wet
crushing and pan amalgamation
proved dismal failure aud the work
that started in SO auspiciously was
soon abandoned and the brilliant out
look of the camp faded away like
summers flower. But with the dis
couraging outlook there was one
OF the members OF the company that
refused to accept failure as the result
of all the time and money spent to
develop the property. This was
Charles w. Miller. He went to Bal
timore and his plan of operating the
mine and working the ores appeared
so feasible that he succeeded in m
teresting a number of his friends in
the matter which finally resulted in
the reorganization Of the company as
it now exists-The Idaho Mining
Company, Baltimore City. Early
last May work was resumed and the
old mill was thoroughly overhaaled
and reconstructed with the object Of
making it suitable for the concentra-
tion of the ores. -Four Frue Vanners
were put in and the results since
adopting the mode of treatment Of
the ores has been eniinently satisfac-
tory. The owners of other mines in
the vicinity, particularly those Of the
Monarch, Last Chance and the Buffa-
10, closely watched the experimental
work being made by this new depar
ture in the working Of the ore, and
not movement made by Mr.. Miller
escaped their notice. The future of
the camp rested on the results of the
experiments made and when it was
finally demonstrated that concen-
tration was the true principle of
treatment beyond all doubt there
was cause for real rejoicing among
them. 1t was really the turning
point in the history of the camp.
Tahoma mine is now being worked
by twenty men, and during the COM
ing winter the work of development
will be continued both in the upper
and lower workings. The ore Of the
mine is rich in gold, and very little if
any of the first class is being taken
out, but left in place for future opera
tions. The present capacity of the
mine is an output of twenty four tons
daily. After concentration the ore is
sent to Ketchum for reduction, that
recently arriving having an assay val
ue of 500 per ton. This gives to
the company a handsome return. The
ore is mined for two dollars a ton,
hauling to the mill is seventy-hve
cents, and treatment does not exceed
one dollar ton. Rock going as low
as Sl2 can be successfully worked.
As soon as possible, next spring, the
of the mill will be increased
and active operations resumed in
good earnest. Mr.. Miller. Superin-
tendent of the company, was in town
last Saturday on business connected
with the reduction of the ore, and re-
turned this week to Atlanta. The
mine is reached by good trail from
and the Importance of the
new developments made will make
the building of a road. so as to CON
meet the two towns, one of great ne
cessitv. Closer railroad connection
and far better facilities can thus be
secured for Atlanta, and a good wag-
on road established will give TO
ketchum still another tributary point
for the development and building up
of the mercantile trade.
WM. OLIVER, writing from Silver
District, SAYS the company is pushing
ahead work on the mil, and building
winter quarters for the men. There
is some snow out there, Mr.. Oliver
says, but not much.
HARVEY SHORT, Boise City typo,
who has been at work in the Demo
crat office, arrived here last Tuesday,
and will sling the metal for the WoRLn
for month.
The population of Idaho has in
creased wonderfully in the last sew
teen years. In 1870 the population
was 14.qqQ. in 1850 32.610. 1887